Pillow-sham holder.



No. 63|,305. Patented Aug. 22, I899. A. N. HEATLEY. PILLOW Sl-IAM HOLDER.

(Application filed May 26, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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' UNITED STATES ALMEDA N. HEATLEY,

PATENT GFFICE.

OF DEFIANCE, OHIO.

PlLLOW-SHAM HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 631,305, dated. August 22, 1899.

Application filed May 26,1398.

Be it known that I, ALMEDA N. HEATLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Defiance, in the county of Defiance and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Pillow- Sham Holder, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in pillow-sham holders.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construct-ion of pillow sham holders and to provide a simple and com paratively inexpensive one which may be readily mounted upon a bed and which will be capable of ready adjustment to suit the size of the same.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of a pillow-sham holder constructed in accordance with this invention and shown applied to a portion of a bed. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional View of the inner portion of the same, illustrating the manner of mounting the pillow-sham holder on an iron bedstead. Fig. 3 is an elevation, partly in section, illustrating the manner of mounting the pillow-sham holder on an ordinary bedstead.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

1 designates a bracket consisting of a vertically deposed attachment plate provided near its ends with upper and lower perforated ears 2 and designed to be mounted on one of the corner-posts at the head of the bed, and it may be provided with a clamp 3, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawings, for securing the pillow-sham holder to the rod 4 of an iron bedstead. The attachment-plate when mounted on the round post or rod of an iron bedstead is curved to conform to the configuration of the same and is provided with an integral arm or jaw 5, which is perforated and threaded to receive a clamping-screw 6. The clamping-screw 6, which is provided at its inner end with a plate 7, is adapted to secure the pillow-sham holder on the corner-post at any desired adjustment.

Serial No. 681,811. (No model.)

Instead, however, of making the attachmentplate 1 of the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2 it may be made flat, as shown in Fig. 3, to fit the fiat face of the square post of an ordinary bedstead. The flat attach ment-plate 8 is provided with perforations for the reception of screws or other fastening devices for securing the pillow-sham holder to a wooden bedstead. I

The upper and lower perforated ears 2,which are arranged in pairs, are adapted to receive upper and lower arms or sides 9 of a hinged frame 10, which is preferably constructed of tubular metal and which is composed of a horizontal socket-piece 11, upper and lower inclined sides 12, and braces 13, located at the inner end of the socket 11 and extending from the same at a slight inclination to the sides 12, which diverge inwardly or rearwardly and which are extended beyond the short braces 13 to form the said arms 9. p The parts of the frame are suitably secured together, and the upper and lower arms 9 are perforated for the reception of the vertical pintle-rod 14 which hinges the frame to the attachment-plate. The pintle-rod 14, which is vertical, enables the hinged frame to swing horizontally to carry a pillow-sham over the upper portion of a bed and to swing it away from the same.

The horizontal socket of the hinged frame receives a pair of telescoping tubes 15 and 16, which enable the pillow-sham holder to be varied in length to suit the size of the bed to which it is applied, and they are adapted to be arranged within the socket or drawn out ward therefrom, as will be readily understood.

The pillow-sham holder of the form shown and described is designed to be mounted on a bed at either side thereof, and a pillow-sham is attached to it by means of hooks 17, suspended from the telescoping sections 15 and 16 by means of rings 18, and it will be readily apparent that by swinging the device horizontally a pillow-sham may be arranged at the upper portion of a bed in advance of the pillows and can be readily removed from such position to one side of the bed out of the way.

The invention has the following advantages: The pillow-sham holder, which is ex ceedingly simple and inexpensive in construction, possesses great strength and durability and is adapted to be readily mounted on a bed at the desired adjustment and is capable of ready adjustment to vary its length to suit the width of the bed to which it is to be applied. It is adapted to be readily swung inward and outward to arrange a pillow-sham on a bed in proper position and to remove it therefrom. The device is also adapted for supporting lambrequins, curtains, and similar hangings and may be mounted over a door or Window.

Changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

\Vhat I claim is- 1. A device of the class described, com prising a vertical attaching-plate provided with ears, a horizontally-swinging frame hinged to the ears and composed of upper and lower sides and a central socket, a section telescoping into the socket, and a supporting device carried by the section and adapted to engage a pillow-sham, lace curtain or the like, substantially as described.

2. A device of the class described, comprising a vertical attaching-plate provided with upper and lower ears, a swinging frame composed of a horizontal socket, upper and lower inclined sides extending rearward from the front portion of the socket and having their rear portions forming arms and hinged to said ears, and braces connecting the inner end of the socket with the sides, and the telescopic sections fitting in the socket and provided with supporting devices, substantially as described.

A device of the class described, comprising a vertical attaching-plate curved transversely and provided with a rigid jaw, a clamping-screw mounted on the jaw and adapted to secure the attaching-plate to the post of an iron bedstead, a horizontally swinging frame hinged to the attachmentplate, and the telescopic sections, substantially as described.

4. A device of the class described comprising a bracket designed to be mounted on a bed, a frame hinged to the bracket and arranged to swing horizontally over the bed and comprising a central socket, and the upper and lower side portions converging toward the outer portion of the socket and connected with the latter, and the telescopic sections fitting into the socket, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ALMEDA N. IIEA'ILEY.

Vltnesses:

F. W. DECHAUX, C. It. HUNTER. 

